thejoneser

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   by thejoneser 1y ago

   My impression (partly from reading Zephyr Teachout's excellent book Break Em Up) is that a farmer cooperative would not find the big grocery stores willing to carry their products. Those stores are intimidated by whichever of the big-
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   by thejoneser 3y ago

   Yes, that's got to be part of the explanation. What's not clear to me is why anyone gets professional credit (e.g., tenure) for publishing in a journal that is obviously bad.
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   by thejoneser 3y ago

   What is the alternative? Channeling Chuchill, peer review is the worst form of journal review except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time. As an associate editor and frequent reviewer, I can say with confidence
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   by thejoneser 3y ago

   Not necessarily. You can compare dead trees in the same vicinity that were alive at overlapping time intervals. Patterns in the width of the rings will reveal the period over which their lives overlapped. With enough dead trees, if they